# Continental and Osram announce automotive lighting joint venture

Continental and Osram announced a 50/50 joint venture, Osram Continental GmbH, to develop intelligent lighting solutions for the automotive industry. The JV is planned to launch in 2018, with around 1,500 employees and 17 locations worldwide.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-11-06
- Where: Munich area, Germany
- Jobs: 1,500
- Status: announced
- Products: intelligent lighting solutions, lighting modules, light control systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Continental](https://endata.com/companies/925.md) (partner)
- [OSRAM](https://endata.com/companies/16573.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/continental-osram-announce-automotive-lighting-jv-2/), 2017-11-06: "The two parent companies will each have a 50 percent stake in the joint venture."

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